Basics of Flying Stars

Flying Stars feng shui has been very popular since the 20th century. It is a sophisticated Classical Feng Shui system that takes into account time, qi distribution and landform when evaluating a property.

Flying Stars refer to the nine celestial stars that have certain influence over every individual. Whether a Star is timely (positive) or untimely (negative) will depend on numerous factors of Time, Direction and Location.

The time factor is the “Three Cycles, Nine Periods” or “San Yuan, Jiu Yun” (三元九运 ). The Three Cycles are made up of the Upper, Middle and Lower Cycle, which totalled 180 years. Each Cycle (Yuan 元) consists of three 20-year Periods. Each Period (Yun 运) is governed by one of the nine Purple White Stars.

The Luo Shu Square | Source

Four Flying Stars Charts need to be created before any evaluation can begin. The first is the Earth Chart, known as Di Pan (地盘) or Yuan Dan Pan (元旦盘) in Chinese. It is the same as the Luo Shu Square (洛书).

Next, is the Heaven Chart, also called Tian Pan (天盘) or Yuan Yun Pan (元运盘). The last two charts to be plotted are the Facing Stars Chart (Xiang Xing Pan 向星盘), and Sitting Stars Chart (Zuo Xing Pan 坐星盘).

A combination of these three charts into one will give you the Natal Flying Star Chart (宅命图), which shows the basic pattern of Qi within a structure.

Plotting a Flying Star Chart requires patience and practice, as well as some crucial pieces of information.

Auspicious flying stars in Period 8

Under the Three Cycles Nine Periods, the current period is Period 8 (from 2004 to 2023). There are five flying stars that are considered positive. They are:

(a) # 8 White Zuo Fu Star or Wealth Star (八白左辅星) (Earth Element) – This is the Wang Qi (旺气) Star and the most auspicious star in Period 8. (Note: The Star that shares the same number as the current Period is called the Wang Qi or Prosperous Qi Star .)

Associated with wealth and prosperity.

(b) # 9 Purple You Bi Star (九紫右弼星) (Fire Element) – This is the Sheng Qi (生气) Star, representing future prosperity. (Note: In each period, the Sheng Qi or Growing Qi Star is the one with the next successive number .)

(d) # 4 Wen Chang Star (四绿文昌星) (Wood Element) – Strictly speaking, No. 4 Star is untimely in Period 8. However, it is often associated with academic or literary success. It governs matters such as intelligence, wisdom, education, and academic research. It is also considered to be a romance star.